var xmlHttp

function updateGoal(str, goal)
{
	var url="scores.jsp?mid=" + str + "&goal="+goal;
	xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject(stateChanged);
	xmlHttp.open("GET", url , true);
	xmlHttp.send(null);
//	alert("Executing...");
}

function stateChanged() {
    if (xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=="complete") {
       //document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText
    }
}

function GetXmlHttpObject(handler) {
	var objXmlHttp=null
	// Browser is Opera -------
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")>=0) {
		alert("This example doesn't work in Opera")
		return
	}
	// Browser is IE -------
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>=0)
	{
		var strName="Msxml2.XMLHTTP"
		if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE")>=0)
		{
			strName="Microsoft.XMLHTTP"
		}
		try
		{
			objXmlHttp=new ActiveXObject(strName)
			objXmlHttp.onreadystatechange=handler
			return objXmlHttp
		}
		catch(e)
		{
			alert("Error. Scripting for ActiveX might be disabled")
			return
		}
	}

	// Browser is Mozilla -------
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mozilla")>=0)
	{
		objXmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest()
		objXmlHttp.onload=handler
		objXmlHttp.onerror=handler
		return objXmlHttp
	}
}
